Aston Villa vs Newcastle match stats & report

4–1 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 33 · Villa Park, Birmingham · Ref J. Gillett

Aston Villa stats & fixtures · Newcastle stats & fixtures

Aston Villa beat Newcastle 4–1 in the Premier League on 19 April 2025. Expected goals finished 2.26–1.00. Newcastle had 52% of the ball.

Aston Villa vs Newcastle match statistics

Aston VillaNewcastle

48% Ball possession 52%
2.26 Expected goals (xG) 1.00
23 Total shots 10
9 Shots on target 3
10 Shots off target 4
4 Blocked shots 3
19 Shots inside the box 8
7 Corners 7
9 Fouls 12
0 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 3
409 Passes 430
85% Pass accuracy 85%
2 Goalkeeper saves 6

Goals and cards

1' Goal O. Watkins (assist Y. Tielemans) Aston Villa
13' Yellow card F. Schär Newcastle
18' Goal F. Schär (assist H. Barnes) Newcastle
41' Yellow card Joelinton Newcastle
63' Yellow card Bruno Guimaraes Newcastle
64' Goal I. Maatsen (assist O. Watkins) Aston Villa
73' Own goal D. Burn Aston Villa
75' Goal A. Onana (assist M. Rogers) Aston Villa
88' Yellow card J. Ramsey Aston Villa

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Aston Villa

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Unai Emery

23 E. Martinez

22 I. Maatsen 5 T. Mings 4 E. Konsa 2 M. Cash

8 Y. Tielemans 44 B. Kamara

7 J. McGinn 21 M. Asensio 27 M. Rogers

11 O. Watkins

Bench A. Onana , J. Ramsey , D. Malen , R. Barkley , M. Rashford , A. Garcia , L. Digne , R. Olsen , A. Disasi

Newcastle

Confirmed 4-3-3 E. Howe

22 N. Pope

21 V. Livramento 33 D. Burn 5 F. Schär 2 K. Trippier

7 Joelinton 8 S. Tonali 39 Bruno Guimaraes

11 H. Barnes 14 A. Isak 23 J. Murphy

Bench A. Gordon , C. Wilson , J. Willock , E. Krafth , M. Targett , S. Longstaff , M. Dúbravka , W. Osula , L. Miley

Form guide

Aston Villa at home

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.8 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.7 per game
Shots on target: 6.3 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Newcastle away

2–2–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.0 per game
Conceded: 2.0 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.4 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

40% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Aston Villa vs Newcastle head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
26 Dec 24	Newcastle v Aston Villa	3–0
30 Jan 24	Aston Villa v Newcastle	1–3
12 Aug 23	Newcastle v Aston Villa	5–1
15 Apr 23	Aston Villa v Newcastle	3–0
29 Oct 22	Newcastle v Aston Villa	4–0

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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